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English Dictionary: Cox by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cox
n
  1. either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin
    Synonym(s): cyclooxygenase, Cox
  2. the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew
    Synonym(s): coxswain, cox
v
  1. act as the coxswain, in a boat race
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cox \Cox\ (k?ks), n. [OE. cokes. Cf. {Coax}.]
      A coxcomb; a simpleton; a gull. [Obs.]
  
               Go; you're a brainless cox, a toy, a fop. --Beau. & Fl.
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